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i guess it will be apple tv. >> apple tv is a logical extension of the largest screen that the ipad was, and bringing apps to the tv environment what everyone is trying to do. >> but they have a tv product. i have one at home. $99. a little black pox. >> it's not the real tv. >> why buy a $2,000 actual physical television when for 99 bucks i convert my physical television. >> today it doesn't have the one thing that made the iphone take off, which is applications. it was at revolution that really took off, what people could do from a personal assistant, games, entertainment and a corporate standpoint. >> dan, do you hear any chatter out there? >> we heard about channel checks, things around. this is probably a year and a half ago, two years ago. is there anything you've heard that gives you any sense that there's something coming. >> so i attempt not to recommend stocks based on chatter. what i would invest in investing in apple is a track record, a team. phenomenal balance sheet. they spend a lot on r&d. you can't predict what the next will be. everyone said tablets will never work. no
i guess it will be apple tv. >> apple tv is a logical extension of the largest screen that the ipad was, and bringing apps to the tv environment what everyone is trying to do. >> but they have a tv product. i have one at home. $99. a little black pox. >> it's not the real tv. >> why buy a $2,000 actual physical television when for 99 bucks i convert my physical television. >> today it doesn't have the one thing that made the iphone take off, which is applications....
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so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's introduced new products where typically gross margins should be improving. so to see margins down, even adjusting for mixed effects, we believe iphone margins were down in the quarter, is worrisome. and it points to, you know, a mix shift to lower models within apple's lineup, which generally have lower margins. and, you know, ultimately, micros margins numbers came down and my estimates came down and my price target came down commensurately. >> but your rating remains outperform, right? you're still telling people you think i
so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's...
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apple is set to report results tomorrow. profits are forecast to drop 18% as samsung and other rivals take market shares in tablets and smartphones. revenues expected to increase 8%, but that would actually be one of the weakest quarters in years. citigroup analyst gwen young expects apple to report earnings at the low end of guidance, reflecting softer demand for the iphone 5 and the iphone 4 and to guide third quarter below market forecast. citi says any production delays in the upcoming iphone s could -- weakness for the stock. according to research firm burini associates, options on friday suggest it could move 7.5%, and that could take cares as high as $419 and or as low as $360. it's a big one to watch. it's included a lot of funds just because of its size. so a really important one for the market. chances are you are probably impacted. >> courtney, good to see you. i should mentions, too, the number of people who i speak with them informally talk about whether they're playing out apple. lots of people speculating in t
apple is set to report results tomorrow. profits are forecast to drop 18% as samsung and other rivals take market shares in tablets and smartphones. revenues expected to increase 8%, but that would actually be one of the weakest quarters in years. citigroup analyst gwen young expects apple to report earnings at the low end of guidance, reflecting softer demand for the iphone 5 and the iphone 4 and to guide third quarter below market forecast. citi says any production delays in the upcoming...
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has become a parent's phone, i can imagine my kids saying oh, you got an apple and i don't' an apple, the new emerging consumers are buying sam shunnings, ansamsungs, and i say blackberry again, because older folks have apple products. >> what is the new ceo going to do for apple. tim cook had the baton passed to him, by steve jobs who passed away, we knew it was going to happen, they had great products in the pipeline, steve jobs died, did you think that apple stock would go to 900, you know now down below 400, that is incandescent no matter who -- inevitable no matter who took over steve jobs, there is a little bit of battle over what to do with cash, that apple sitting on, but, this is a well-run company, i don't know they will find anybody better than tim cook, i think this is a lot of chatter from speculators just saying what they wish all happen. neil: you know, i think what happens we live in a short attention span type society, we have the ceos, on a short leash, they get a grace parting prize but in case of j.c. penney they do not have a language leash to run. -- long leash
has become a parent's phone, i can imagine my kids saying oh, you got an apple and i don't' an apple, the new emerging consumers are buying sam shunnings, ansamsungs, and i say blackberry again, because older folks have apple products. >> what is the new ceo going to do for apple. tim cook had the baton passed to him, by steve jobs who passed away, we knew it was going to happen, they had great products in the pipeline, steve jobs died, did you think that apple stock would go to 900, you...
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>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >> momentary blip in what has been a winning trade and then it reaccelerates and picks up steam again. >> right. >> what about japan in general? you're a big believer there is hedge fund money going to work in japan? >> beginning to. i think there is a lot more to go. a lot of japanese money is going back into japan as they see opportunities in the equity market. if you're a believer in the gram dodd and things like that, yap has a ton of equity selling at those prices. >> there is a pull in the hedge fund industry now. kyle bass on the short side. guys like dan lobe on the
>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >>...
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i think apple -- i have apple products. i love them. i think apple is doing a great job, but at the same time in this, this is a stock market and this is a sheer, difficult, harsh, judging machine that is the stock market, and i think tim cook is making a great product. apple's making a great product, but we already have one and we already have a lot of the stock and we don't want as much. am i being harsh? i'm saying the analyst community is harsh. now, procter & gamble, i know it's not what everybody wanted today, but do you remember the open rebellion of procter & gamble at 63 and mcdonald's said you know what? let's blow the darn thing up and give what the analysts want and the stock goes from 63 to 80 and now it will pull back a little today and it's had a remarkable run and that was a guy saying i have to blow it up. as strange as it is. procter is a great company and apple say great company. you have to blow it up and take a new direction. >> we'll talk more about procter and some of the problems in beauty and their guidance this
i think apple -- i have apple products. i love them. i think apple is doing a great job, but at the same time in this, this is a stock market and this is a sheer, difficult, harsh, judging machine that is the stock market, and i think tim cook is making a great product. apple's making a great product, but we already have one and we already have a lot of the stock and we don't want as much. am i being harsh? i'm saying the analyst community is harsh. now, procter & gamble, i know it's not...
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apple stockholders. there are two groups of apple stockholders. those that bought above $400, which it closed at at that. and those that bought below. if i bought apple at above $400, should i sell now and cut my losses or should hold on and wait for things to get better?. >> the problem for waiting to see things get better we don't see anything between now and the end of the year to cause it to get better. with could see some new products hit and exceed our demand forecations, and if that happens, we put that a lower probability we would expect the stock to be range-bound at best. our advice if you can't weather through the end of the year you probably want to stay on the sidelines. >> wow! so i guess the answer to the other question, if i bought below $400, i should get out now and count my blessings, right? >> basically. we've been writing about this for the last few months and taking a lot of heat from a lot of media and other sectors and the reality is that it is always difficult. we were one of the biggest bulls for ten years on apple. david
apple stockholders. there are two groups of apple stockholders. those that bought above $400, which it closed at at that. and those that bought below. if i bought apple at above $400, should i sell now and cut my losses or should hold on and wait for things to get better?. >> the problem for waiting to see things get better we don't see anything between now and the end of the year to cause it to get better. with could see some new products hit and exceed our demand forecations, and if...
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apple did fall below that $400 mark. it did knock down stocks across the globe, particularly in asia. its suppliers and tech stocks generally seen as exposed to the country's weakness after it was warned that revenue for that cup wasn't going to be that strong thanks to its one big customer, i.e., apple. >>> the ftse cnbc global 300 just a little lower on the day. we'll look at european markets for that. we are rebounding a little bit after yesterday's weak session. the xetra dax downing 0.6%. that's about a quarter of the move that we saw yesterday. indeed, eegan jones did come out and downgrade moody's in its annual statement reiterating the outlook for that country. the ftse 100, ftse mib are adding better than 0.8% for italy which is going through the process of selecting its next president. there is hope that at least this will help keep the country on track. moving to the bond's space span was just out with an auction. we saw healthy demand, low themes continue for the economy generally speaking in that it hasn't h
apple did fall below that $400 mark. it did knock down stocks across the globe, particularly in asia. its suppliers and tech stocks generally seen as exposed to the country's weakness after it was warned that revenue for that cup wasn't going to be that strong thanks to its one big customer, i.e., apple. >>> the ftse cnbc global 300 just a little lower on the day. we'll look at european markets for that. we are rebounding a little bit after yesterday's weak session. the xetra dax...
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and apple, down again below 400 bucks. earnings next week, but apple down nearly 3% right now at 391 bucks. guys, back to you. >> lowest since december of '11. thanks, josh. see you later. ubs chairman axel vaber says he thinks investors are in a state of uncertainty. maria bartiromo sat down with mr. vaber in this exclusive interview. >> dr. axel, good to have you on the program. thanks so much for joining us once again. >> a pleasure. >> are you seeing a change in terms of investor attitudes towards capital markets, towards equities in particular, given the fact that recently we've seen a little volatility in the market. are you seeing clients change their strategies? >> well, very clearly, clients at the moment are very uncertain. so i would say we're seeing it pretty much a hands-off period in the market again. january, february, was pretty good in that sense, that the market was actually still running well, but march was more difficult for everyone. so clients are, at the moment, still in a high degree of uncertainty.
and apple, down again below 400 bucks. earnings next week, but apple down nearly 3% right now at 391 bucks. guys, back to you. >> lowest since december of '11. thanks, josh. see you later. ubs chairman axel vaber says he thinks investors are in a state of uncertainty. maria bartiromo sat down with mr. vaber in this exclusive interview. >> dr. axel, good to have you on the program. thanks so much for joining us once again. >> a pleasure. >> are you seeing a change in...
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is no longer the apple of investors eyes. >> investors worried there is not much ahead for apple. good investors buy based on the future success of the company and sell on the future failures. we can make a conclusion that many feel that although apple is a strong company, there is nothing ahead in the pipeline to justify that higher price. we do expect apple to up its dividend and still investors are not interested. apple dipped below 400 and recovered slightly to 402. investors take a clue from cirrus logic. they said orders had fallen. about 8 out of every 10 orders they get come from apple. so the thinking goes, apple is cutting orders. >>> google and microsoft report profits. google watches out for increasing costs, declining margins. a fed governor said he expects the american economy will continue to grow. therefore, time for the fed to stop its buying spree. many people think the easy money is the reason the stock market has done so well. this fellow, jeffrey lackert,. s music.twitter.com. twitter says it is about to launch a music discovery feature. look for an update her
is no longer the apple of investors eyes. >> investors worried there is not much ahead for apple. good investors buy based on the future success of the company and sell on the future failures. we can make a conclusion that many feel that although apple is a strong company, there is nothing ahead in the pipeline to justify that higher price. we do expect apple to up its dividend and still investors are not interested. apple dipped below 400 and recovered slightly to 402. investors take a...
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what happened to apple, tomorrow will be key. liz: take a look in the aftermarket session adjuster afr earnings. taking a hit on qualcomm. these numbers came out, qualcomm
what happened to apple, tomorrow will be key. liz: take a look in the aftermarket session adjuster afr earnings. taking a hit on qualcomm. these numbers came out, qualcomm
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talk apple with me for a couple seconds here. the people who are buying apple at these levels are basing it on dividend or new product. which of those or all of the above? >> all of the above. i think you have to ask yourself has the weak june quarter been factored in? you look at estimates. there's about 46 estimates for apple. ten have been dropped for the june quarter. there's probably still more work that needs to be done to reflect what will accurately happen. >> sew haven't seen the whites of the eyes of the bulls at this point. you need to see sort of that fear just come out there and be exposed by wall street before we can get around apple here. >> you know, look. the march quarter, they did preannounce. that's not likely to be a disaster. and we know june is likely to have weakness. the data points are coming out pointing to that. you are not likely to get much new product in that time frame. but you do have more product coming in the back half of the year. >> but there were margin products and they might have to do prom
talk apple with me for a couple seconds here. the people who are buying apple at these levels are basing it on dividend or new product. which of those or all of the above? >> all of the above. i think you have to ask yourself has the weak june quarter been factored in? you look at estimates. there's about 46 estimates for apple. ten have been dropped for the june quarter. there's probably still more work that needs to be done to reflect what will accurately happen. >> sew haven't...
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apples to apples comparison, melissa. the big theme park companies that are comparable are really subsidiaries of disney or in the case of, you know, universal, of course, subsidiary of comcast. so there's really not a direct comparable. the closest would be like you said six flags and cedar fair. compared to them, the valuation is a little bit rich. you do have to adjust, of course, for the debt as jean said, there is this 1.8 billion in debt. we did hear about that price about 20 minutes ago, at $27. we understand it could have sold more. but they really do want this thing to pop. blackstone has an interest, of course, in selling additional shares at a high price and the follow on offering and they do have to liquidate their shares over time. >> the bottom line is that you don't recommend it. why do you think there's such a strong investor appetite for this one given the uncertainty in the economy? is it a dearth of similar offerings like this? >> yes, what we're hearing essentially, in this case, it's actually a retail
apples to apples comparison, melissa. the big theme park companies that are comparable are really subsidiaries of disney or in the case of, you know, universal, of course, subsidiary of comcast. so there's really not a direct comparable. the closest would be like you said six flags and cedar fair. compared to them, the valuation is a little bit rich. you do have to adjust, of course, for the debt as jean said, there is this 1.8 billion in debt. we did hear about that price about 20 minutes ago,...
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the apple guy in front is telling me these apples are fresher than the apple quarter. >> the consensus numbers need to come down. i once joked that the new products out of apple are terrible and @jimcramer. people think i'm serious. i think apple is a good company, it's just not going to have a good quarter. okay? okay? shoot me! my fault! >> how about barclays about lulu. >> here's what i'm hearing about lulu. i am hearing that the recall actually generated a level of love for lulu, that the customers, instead of avoiding lulu because of the sheer problem no. they're going to lulu and barclays agrees. this stock has been -- look, this is where they recalled the stuff, carl. right here is where the pants didn't work. this is the pants recall! and it turns out they're pantsing the bears. the bears are pantsed. >> that's a good call. fairway hoping investors will go on a shopping spree today. if you don't know this chain, it's a grocery chain going public and largely centered in new york. get ready for day three in what has been a wild week for the markets. the opening bell in just four
the apple guy in front is telling me these apples are fresher than the apple quarter. >> the consensus numbers need to come down. i once joked that the new products out of apple are terrible and @jimcramer. people think i'm serious. i think apple is a good company, it's just not going to have a good quarter. okay? okay? shoot me! my fault! >> how about barclays about lulu. >> here's what i'm hearing about lulu. i am hearing that the recall actually generated a level of love...
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that got so high on apple? >> i guess the real risk of self-incrimination i'm going to go ahead and say wall street expectations. i mean, the company has done a fantastic job over the last decade with their product portfolio. and they've really come to dominate a couple markets. tablets, obviously, and smartphones as well. i think the biggest problem is that they've taken all the profits that are available there. and there just isn't room to grow once the market is saturated. >> bill, what do you nithink is going on? from the outside it would appear one of the knocks on apple right now is t innovation is more incremental than transformational. steve jobs is gone. should expectations be coming down anyway for this company? >> i think you're right, bill, the company has been a victim of its own success. they beat wall street expectations for over 30 quarters. i think lulled us all into believing that would extend forever. think about the stock at $700 in the fall. people were starting to bake in apple tv estimate
that got so high on apple? >> i guess the real risk of self-incrimination i'm going to go ahead and say wall street expectations. i mean, the company has done a fantastic job over the last decade with their product portfolio. and they've really come to dominate a couple markets. tablets, obviously, and smartphones as well. i think the biggest problem is that they've taken all the profits that are available there. and there just isn't room to grow once the market is saturated. >>...
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>> well, we all love apple products. the customer that you interviewed, sounds like my house at home. we have macs and ipads and the products are very intuitive. they have a great software eco system, we have come to expect innovation from apple and i think we will continue to see it in the future. you know, just because they have gone through a bit of a lull here let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. it's easy to forget that apple has generated tremendous profits and has over $130 billion on their balance sheets right now. >> it seems that their innovation has been more incremental. what do you think is their next big thing? >> hard to say. i think they will continue to innovate around the iphone and ipad products. i think we will see thinner ipads can and larger screen iphones and new things like fingerprint sensor. we have heard of them working on apple tvs and watches. i think people would use the watches while they are jogging or being at the gym. and there's a lot of people that would buy the apple tv t
>> well, we all love apple products. the customer that you interviewed, sounds like my house at home. we have macs and ipads and the products are very intuitive. they have a great software eco system, we have come to expect innovation from apple and i think we will continue to see it in the future. you know, just because they have gone through a bit of a lull here let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. it's easy to forget that apple has generated tremendous profits and has over...
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a big launch for apple? sure, it was even bigger for hp and dell, which have seen their pc businesses implode. now there's a new reason to care about apple. cash. apple boosted its dividend to $3.05 a share. making it the biggest dividend pair in the world. the total cash return to shareholders will total $100 billion by the end of 2015. >> yes, apple is managing to lower growth expectations, it's doing so because it's now suddenly losing share. the smart phone market is not saturad, butpple finds itself losing out to more diverse and better priced android alternatives. >> reporter: tim cooke acknowledged on the call that apple's growth has slowed and its margins are coming down a bit. what's a lot less clear is weather investors will continue to embrace it as a growth stock. either way, it's going to be an important story to watch for more than just apple stockholders. for nightly business report, i'm john fort. >> later in the program, we'll look at the new strategy samsung is employing as it tries to take
a big launch for apple? sure, it was even bigger for hp and dell, which have seen their pc businesses implode. now there's a new reason to care about apple. cash. apple boosted its dividend to $3.05 a share. making it the biggest dividend pair in the world. the total cash return to shareholders will total $100 billion by the end of 2015. >> yes, apple is managing to lower growth expectations, it's doing so because it's now suddenly losing share. the smart phone market is not saturad,...
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the big story we are following is the apple. the apple mini says sales fell nearly 30%. we will find out what the retailers are saying. we will tell you what we found out after the break. >> apple lost microsoft gain? able and a bear. you not believe what they agree on. ♪ we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, onehing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all ofhese years. ♪ >> your fox business market jack looked at your shares trading below $400 today with a new intra-day low the lowest level since december december 2011 a couple of issues weighing on the stock apple mini are expected to drop because of a lack of demand. not exactly flying off the shelves three retailers even though i a small sample size but we were told they were fully stocked
the big story we are following is the apple. the apple mini says sales fell nearly 30%. we will find out what the retailers are saying. we will tell you what we found out after the break. >> apple lost microsoft gain? able and a bear. you not believe what they agree on. ♪ we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and...
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we need to see -- you know -- apple's become those people in the apple ad, those weird apple ad at the super bowl and samsung's come along with this hammer and broke -- they're all apple executives and you need to see apple come up and say, you what? we have it. we have the holy grail which is a combination of this thing that you need and that thing you need. we'll focus the numbers and we'll focus on texas instruments. is it a numbers story? is apple just another stock and if it's another stock then maybe you should get a nine multiple and go higher, but i would like to see, look, if mcdonald's can come out with killer products, apple -- are they both technology companies? is that where we are right now? >> apple has come out with incredible products. amazing products that have changed the world. >> that was the old days and the yankees used to be -- >> the ipad is only three years old, man. come on, give them a break. >> no. the market won't give them a break. i like the product, but who am i? >> that's complicated. >> it was not a rhetorical -- you know, we're not trying to figure o
we need to see -- you know -- apple's become those people in the apple ad, those weird apple ad at the super bowl and samsung's come along with this hammer and broke -- they're all apple executives and you need to see apple come up and say, you what? we have it. we have the holy grail which is a combination of this thing that you need and that thing you need. we'll focus the numbers and we'll focus on texas instruments. is it a numbers story? is apple just another stock and if it's another...
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apple would be a $1,000 stock. talking about what they called apple's unmatched asthetics. september 2012, as apple hit that record high, the mean of the 54 analysts tracking the stock was a buy with a mean price target. of course, not everybody got it wrong. once the bubble pops it goes back down to the point at which it lifted off. the question remains why did so many on the street get this one so wrong? it proved much more successful than many thought google offered a product. and then changed the market and put apple in a poor position. also, kay says analysts have a hard time calling these turns. this is due to basic behavioral investing. >> it was almost exactly 24 hours ago when we saw how much a role social media was playing in the markets. and we saw how it can be very evil. we saw the dow jones go from a gain of 135 points to negative 12 in under a minute and a half. >> an ap twitter feed has been hacked and it says breaking. two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. >> immediately people started trying to confirm whether or not it was actuall
apple would be a $1,000 stock. talking about what they called apple's unmatched asthetics. september 2012, as apple hit that record high, the mean of the 54 analysts tracking the stock was a buy with a mean price target. of course, not everybody got it wrong. once the bubble pops it goes back down to the point at which it lifted off. the question remains why did so many on the street get this one so wrong? it proved much more successful than many thought google offered a product. and then...
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especially with apple. if it doesn't go down, i'll eat my shoe, maybe here live. >> thank you so much for watching, see you
especially with apple. if it doesn't go down, i'll eat my shoe, maybe here live. >> thank you so much for watching, see you
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lori: we're all set up for apple report tonight. apple earnings after the bell. keith, thanks so much for your time. >> thank you. melissa: we're all over the breaking news. markets plummeting and snapping back after a fake tweet from the associated press. we're back at the new york stock exchange for trader reaction on this wild swing. lori: the plain truth. government investigators grilling boeing about its prized dreamliner jet. i think that might be fading these days. melissa: first her is what the treasury markets are doing right now. you can see unchanged on the 10-year. we'll show you the 30 as well. we'll be right back. [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned... mercedes-benz for the next new owner. ♪ hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through april 30th. >> i'm cheryl casone with your fox business brief. wal-mart is
lori: we're all set up for apple report tonight. apple earnings after the bell. keith, thanks so much for your time. >> thank you. melissa: we're all over the breaking news. markets plummeting and snapping back after a fake tweet from the associated press. we're back at the new york stock exchange for trader reaction on this wild swing. lori: the plain truth. government investigators grilling boeing about its prized dreamliner jet. i think that might be fading these days. melissa: first...
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gerri: you mean apple? >> guns are a. when i was on your show in january of last year we put it on the top-10 list and got out but not at the top either. but during the break you were asking the question is there any hope for apple investors right now? and the expectations have come down. gerri: are you a buyer? >> it is still too early in my book for if you run the performance account but the for the long-term investor who can weather the dead money period it is very cheap. gerri: maybe it is cheap for a reason? >>. >> as far as the management team goes with steve jobs passing they still have to prove themselves and there is skepticism but aside from the fact that samsung eats their lunch in one area obviously they still have a pretty good compelling broad product line. gerri: and people who adore everything they put out. another impact is the rest of the market. at 1.it was so big that any little movement in the share price would swing that now is losing fat. look at the nasdaq 100 apple waves that and that nasdaq compo
gerri: you mean apple? >> guns are a. when i was on your show in january of last year we put it on the top-10 list and got out but not at the top either. but during the break you were asking the question is there any hope for apple investors right now? and the expectations have come down. gerri: are you a buyer? >> it is still too early in my book for if you run the performance account but the for the long-term investor who can weather the dead money period it is very cheap. gerri:...
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gene, why don't we start with apple. this has been an incredible run up and then an incredible drop. below $400. is this somewhere you saw the stock going? >> no way. this is -- we thought there was a floor at 450, so this is a lot lower than we thought it was going to go. >> and at this point, now that it has reached 400 at least in the intra day trade, does that worry you that there is still more room to decline or do you think at this point it's stabilized? >> we think there's an opportunity here. the street numbers still need to get reset. we're 10% below the street for the june quarter. i think once these estimates get reset, that's the point where investors are going to start to get interesting. the southside still hasn't taken those nebs down. that's the real challenge here. >> you thought 450 was the bottom at 455 or at -- when did you make that prediction sflp. >> yeah. it was about three weeks ago. we basically took our numbers down. >> so when it was at 750, you thought the bottom was 700. when it was 7 hup, y
gene, why don't we start with apple. this has been an incredible run up and then an incredible drop. below $400. is this somewhere you saw the stock going? >> no way. this is -- we thought there was a floor at 450, so this is a lot lower than we thought it was going to go. >> and at this point, now that it has reached 400 at least in the intra day trade, does that worry you that there is still more room to decline or do you think at this point it's stabilized? >> we think...
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. >> an apple away may keep the doctor away but does apple the company need healing of its own? a big shareholder is here with changes he says must happen to turn the stock around. is the economy about to turn down? more weak numbers today. we'll talk the economic fate of 2013. plus if the newspaper business is dying, why are newspaper stocks flying? we're going to take you inside best buy's big new bet. mandy? >> the nasdaq is now rising around the break even mark for the month of april even though the dow and s&p are still favoritable for the month. >> i have waited a while. with a respectable amount of time. 30% of the s&p 500 has reported. look at thooes declines today. it's a big issue. let me show you the decrease in top line growth that we have seen. just a year and a half ago we were getting 10% increases in the top line. look all the way up here. look how this has decelerated. we're looking at 2.9%. if this continues we will have almost 0. the average is 61%. let me just show you what is going on today. we have got a lousy economic data out of europe. we have got all th
. >> an apple away may keep the doctor away but does apple the company need healing of its own? a big shareholder is here with changes he says must happen to turn the stock around. is the economy about to turn down? more weak numbers today. we'll talk the economic fate of 2013. plus if the newspaper business is dying, why are newspaper stocks flying? we're going to take you inside best buy's big new bet. mandy? >> the nasdaq is now rising around the break even mark for the month of...
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in today's cover story, can samsung's latest smartphone steal apple's thunder? plus, the shocking profits behind blogging from home. the true story of a dot-com mom. and, hot times in traders unplugged. the guys break down how to make money off tv and beer. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, april 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: earnings hits and misses move the market. stocks sold off on the busiest day so far of corporate profit news. the dow fell 81 points. ebay was a drag on the nasdaq, which dropped 38; the s&p declined 10. gold and oil rallied. thursday was a big night for tech earnings. ibm was a shocker - big blue had a miss. the company noted weakness in tech spending. google topped estimates - its core advertising showed growth. microsoft also did better than expected; however, window 8 sales may be moderate. also, the cfo is leaving the company. here's a good one: vertex pharma shares raced up more than 50% after the bell. the comp
in today's cover story, can samsung's latest smartphone steal apple's thunder? plus, the shocking profits behind blogging from home. the true story of a dot-com mom. and, hot times in traders unplugged. the guys break down how to make money off tv and beer. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, april 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: earnings hits and misses move the market....
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talking about their outlook on apple, the platform. people's confidence. >> i see no wayning in the enthusiasm to develop for the platform. more than half of the start-ups that are products that are launching here are on the apple platform. >> one in particular said look, it's still the platform to go for. just because the stock is back to you. >> you also have to bear in mind that you have a lot of concern. the dollar is higher and tech stocks generally make 40% of their profits in europe. >> saying its margins for the fourth quarter will be weaker than expected. barclays cutting its stock to 28 bucks. including tech, broad come. so a tough day for tech. >> the dough now experiencing its third straight session. remember, monday down 265. yesterday up 150 and that's where we stand at the moment. >> i don't like what i'm seeing. here is what's the problem. we're in an up market. the stock market trend was to the upside. now we have two days. a monday and a wednesday. 90% of the volume to the downside. two separate days. this is one thin
talking about their outlook on apple, the platform. people's confidence. >> i see no wayning in the enthusiasm to develop for the platform. more than half of the start-ups that are products that are launching here are on the apple platform. >> one in particular said look, it's still the platform to go for. just because the stock is back to you. >> you also have to bear in mind that you have a lot of concern. the dollar is higher and tech stocks generally make 40% of their...
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is apple? >> you have to look a little bit going forward, and apple had strong demand in china, and the number of stores opening there is actually pretty fast. they are going fast there, so that's one thing so keep an eye on international growth, but also look at the fundmental disruption apple's doing now. interesting piece of data, the increase of ipad unit sale, year on year, jives up really nicely -- increased by 8 million yiewns, that's about how much the pc market declined if you add up -- gerri: wow. >> add up hp, dell, and others. gerri: very interesting, and, yet, those profits this quarter down for the first time in ten years, and personal look at that and think it's over. new management, concerns that steve jobs is not there. what do you think? >> it's a maturing company. you see increases in dividends and buybacks. there's been a buyback authorized for ten years, done nothing with it. today, they promised to spent $60 billion just on share buybacks alone. a hundred billion at averag
is apple? >> you have to look a little bit going forward, and apple had strong demand in china, and the number of stores opening there is actually pretty fast. they are going fast there, so that's one thing so keep an eye on international growth, but also look at the fundmental disruption apple's doing now. interesting piece of data, the increase of ipad unit sale, year on year, jives up really nicely -- increased by 8 million yiewns, that's about how much the pc market declined if you...
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i feel like we're being too nice to apple in this segment. >> well, the advantage apple has because they've locked down the platform and they heavy liqueur rate the tore, it's much harder for a virus to get in. doesn't mean it's not impossible. you can still jailbreak the phone, and there's always the chance that something's going to bypass apple's cure ration, it's just far less likely than it is with an android phone. the safe phone is probably the blackberry because they use a programming method that compartmentalizes the components so it should be easier to secure can. but the next generation of phones that use things like deep defender may, in fact, provide at least a better solution than we have on the market right now. melissa: no, you're right, and that's why you still see a lot of government offices continue to use blackberr because it is more secure in that way you were just describing. boy, i thought you guys were going to tell me there's nothing to worry about. instead, it was quite the opposite. thanks for coming on. [laughter] i appreciate your help. >> thanks, melissa. meliss
i feel like we're being too nice to apple in this segment. >> well, the advantage apple has because they've locked down the platform and they heavy liqueur rate the tore, it's much harder for a virus to get in. doesn't mean it's not impossible. you can still jailbreak the phone, and there's always the chance that something's going to bypass apple's cure ration, it's just far less likely than it is with an android phone. the safe phone is probably the blackberry because they use a...
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this used to be apple. i am to be a -- chilling new multi page spreads, like this full disclosure i am an apple shareholder i and in deep whenever. we have the editor in chief of the tech site being out cool? immigrate timing right to? >> samsung is pouring money into marketing. creating brand new products and marketing. so they have more than one product. neil: i know that you teach don't buy everything you see in the ad but some say that is jus apple. >> the samsung galaxy s4 is a high-performance excellent phone we are excited out and we will test it out to see how good it really is but they are building upon success because coming off of the galaxy as three also the note serious -- series but talk about cool and a sexy samsung has managed to create products that people desire said galaxy tablet bigger than the iphone five that is quite a bit bigger people really like that. it is on a different platform but it doesn't matter they also marketed the heck out of this. neil: you heard the stuff about apple l
this used to be apple. i am to be a -- chilling new multi page spreads, like this full disclosure i am an apple shareholder i and in deep whenever. we have the editor in chief of the tech site being out cool? immigrate timing right to? >> samsung is pouring money into marketing. creating brand new products and marketing. so they have more than one product. neil: i know that you teach don't buy everything you see in the ad but some say that is jus apple. >> the samsung galaxy s4 is a...
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in today's first look: apple's relief rally. shares of apple raced above $400 after the close. the tech company topped earnings and revenue numbers. its sales forecast was weak, but apple will return $100 billion to shareholders. it's said to be the largest dividend play in the world. federal investigators look into a hack attack of the associated press' twitter account. a fake tweet of an explosion at the white house that injured the president set off a mini flash- crash in the market. the dow dropped 145 points in a matter of seconds. the dow bounced back to rally 152 points on the all-clear. gold is down 7 dollars, oil up 18 cents. and an outtage on the charles schwab website had day traders and others complaining on twitter. the company immediately acknowleged the trouble. today could get a little crazy for traders out there. joining us now is larry shover of sfg alternatives. great to have you on the show today. i want to start by talking about that big market plunge yesterday, with the dow falling 154 points. is that completely over, or is the market still on edge? - i th
in today's first look: apple's relief rally. shares of apple raced above $400 after the close. the tech company topped earnings and revenue numbers. its sales forecast was weak, but apple will return $100 billion to shareholders. it's said to be the largest dividend play in the world. federal investigators look into a hack attack of the associated press' twitter account. a fake tweet of an explosion at the white house that injured the president set off a mini flash- crash in the market. the dow...
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apple closed about $398 on monday. the stock is down 42% since hitting a record high over $700 in september. so will the company's results leave a sour taste with investors? we'll preview the tech giant's earnings with the editor in about 15 minutes' time. >>> meanwhile, netflix's first quarter profits easily beat forecasts as they reported solid subscriber growth. the company added 2 million new customers for its $8 a month streaming service. the company expects subscriber growth slower in the second quarter, but shares jumped 24% after hours. that makes the company one of the best performers in the s&p this year, up 80%. straight ahead on the program, again, we'll talk about apple's second quarter results and u.s. authorities continue to build their case against a suspect in the boston bombing. we'll pe leave in boston with the latest details, straight ahead. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two bill
apple closed about $398 on monday. the stock is down 42% since hitting a record high over $700 in september. so will the company's results leave a sour taste with investors? we'll preview the tech giant's earnings with the editor in about 15 minutes' time. >>> meanwhile, netflix's first quarter profits easily beat forecasts as they reported solid subscriber growth. the company added 2 million new customers for its $8 a month streaming service. the company expects subscriber growth...
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it is pretty cool. >>> let's talk about apple, the big business story is going to be apple. the company reports profits. investors are in a bad mood. no matter what the quarterly numbers are, watch apple to be pessimistic about business going forward. that would be a strategic move by apple to push expectations down ward. on the market, dow industrial up 100 points. nasdaq up 23. netflix roaring ahead. millions of new subscribers. netflix bigger than hbo. up 23% this morning. it is up $41 to $215. however, that number right there, all-time high on netflix. they are not there yet. >> i remember that. bigger than hbo. kind of cool today. temperatures, i don't think so. specially if you are inland. let's check right now with meteorologist, rob mayeda in for christina. >>> you will see the numbers climbing into the 80s and upper 80s in a few spots. the areas in the orange, santa clara valley. the sea breeze will pick up as we hit toward the evening. big drop in temperatures, 60s and 70s in the bay area. >>> your commute still kicking in for this traffic tuesday. extra slowing so
it is pretty cool. >>> let's talk about apple, the big business story is going to be apple. the company reports profits. investors are in a bad mood. no matter what the quarterly numbers are, watch apple to be pessimistic about business going forward. that would be a strategic move by apple to push expectations down ward. on the market, dow industrial up 100 points. nasdaq up 23. netflix roaring ahead. millions of new subscribers. netflix bigger than hbo. up 23% this morning. it is up...
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now apple tv? i think they will come out with a tv product because that is something that tim cook said. they've got an intense interest in that area. but i think that's probably coming in the summer period at some point. i think we're going to have to wait a while for a low-end phone. so i look at all of that and in the near term, the biggest excitement quite honestly is hopefully they move the dividend up when they report the quarter. better cash return. but that's kind of what i'm looking for. if they don't do that, the stock could go quite a bit lower and there is some talk that maybe they don't do the dividend when they report the quarter. >> we'll see. or repurchase. when you say "quite a bit lower," dan, what's low enough? here you compare it to rimm and nokia is a little shocking. but ere's low enough given the prospects you're outlining? >> well, but here's the thing. right? why are you guessing as to what's low enough? until the fundamentals stop getting worse -- don't forget, this compan
now apple tv? i think they will come out with a tv product because that is something that tim cook said. they've got an intense interest in that area. but i think that's probably coming in the summer period at some point. i think we're going to have to wait a while for a low-end phone. so i look at all of that and in the near term, the biggest excitement quite honestly is hopefully they move the dividend up when they report the quarter. better cash return. but that's kind of what i'm looking...
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. >> thank you very much from bonds to apple. apple no longer the biggest company in the world. that goes back to exxon. you had chip maker's serious logic. serious logic the only thing dragging apple down today? >> brian, good afternoon. i think sit a bit of a double whamy today. i think it's a combination of those two things. >> apple has lost over 40% of its market cap right? at what point does it become a value proposition? >> on the one hand normally you would by. i think you need to really see the bar reset on earnings estimates. you have got believe they can continue to innovate some of the newer competitors there. >> do you believe they can? >> well, you know, the proof's going to be in the pudding. clearly they have the opportunity to do that. it will be abundant on the software application side. >> you heard they are breaking news that they are coming out with i pudding? clearly they're not. although if they did maybe it would work. as a user of i cloud i can say that i have had a lot of problems with it. apple seems to have had a string of issues. little bits here and
. >> thank you very much from bonds to apple. apple no longer the biggest company in the world. that goes back to exxon. you had chip maker's serious logic. serious logic the only thing dragging apple down today? >> brian, good afternoon. i think sit a bit of a double whamy today. i think it's a combination of those two things. >> apple has lost over 40% of its market cap right? at what point does it become a value proposition? >> on the one hand normally you would by. i...
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if you like apple, live in apple's world, apple centric it has great interface. it is about 100. good for the people with a decent number of services. gerri: itune, hulu, netflix, what about roku 3. people are talking about this. >> we always like roku, probably the most content you can get. all kinds of things, amazon, netflix, hulu. it has faster process every. and interface a lot easier to use. it comes with a remote control with cool feature. it has head phone jack built into it and has headphones if someone next to you is reading a book. gerri: i like that. there is roku stick. tell us about that. >> this is more of a niche product. it looks like a flash drive that plugs into the back of certain kind of hdmi input called mhl. so you need an mhl enabled tv. gerri: i feel v.mart. >> it gives you a lot of what row cue does but very small form factor. gerri: that is real cool. boxy cloud dvr? never heard of it. >> they renamed the device. two cool things about this. it allows you to get free over the air content. and some cable content. it comes with a antenna for cord cutters t
if you like apple, live in apple's world, apple centric it has great interface. it is about 100. good for the people with a decent number of services. gerri: itune, hulu, netflix, what about roku 3. people are talking about this. >> we always like roku, probably the most content you can get. all kinds of things, amazon, netflix, hulu. it has faster process every. and interface a lot easier to use. it comes with a remote control with cool feature. it has head phone jack built into it and...
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let's talk apple first. what do you think about the dive in apple? >> you know i'm not surprised to see it because the problem with apple it has been way too quiet recently. we need to see innovation and need to see products in the market. htc and samsung releasing their major flagships now. samsung came out yesterday. seven major carriers in the united states. that is huge. galaxy s4 will sell like gangbusters. galaxy line has always been great. what will happen he will do? will it make an incremental upgrade with the apple iphone 5 s or the ipad? we need a big change. itv or i watch, we want to see something big. melissa: we talked about apple missing earnings because they were always the king of sandbagging, managing expectations. >> we saw it last quarter. melissa: so is that a real sign of the decline in the company, that they can't even stick to that strategy? >> yeah i do think so but tim cook did say i would be more in line and give more accurate estimate in the future so that doesn't happen as often as it does or at least last quarter. so i
let's talk apple first. what do you think about the dive in apple? >> you know i'm not surprised to see it because the problem with apple it has been way too quiet recently. we need to see innovation and need to see products in the market. htc and samsung releasing their major flagships now. samsung came out yesterday. seven major carriers in the united states. that is huge. galaxy s4 will sell like gangbusters. galaxy line has always been great. what will happen he will do? will it make...
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i don't see apple breaching this. you have got to take into consideration that they still have that $137 billion in cash. they are going to pick up probably another $13 billion this year, up to $150. if they do anything with their cash at any point in time - buying netflix, stock purchase plan, or a huge dividend, the stock cost $50 in a heartbeat. but, if you look at the daily chart, i talked about it in my trading room, $419, it looked like it wasn't going to go lower - it broke it in a heartbeat. then it broke $400. on friday, the futures were up 5.5 points, apple was down $5.50 on the opening. every $1.10 apple moves is $1 billion in market cap. - traditionally apple rallies ahead of earnings. earnings are coming up on tuesday. what do you think? will we get a rally here? - i don't think we will get a rally. i like to look at the at-the-money straddles that are implying a $30 move in apple. that takes it down to that $370 level, or up to $430. i think they need to say something about the cash. show me a stock purc
i don't see apple breaching this. you have got to take into consideration that they still have that $137 billion in cash. they are going to pick up probably another $13 billion this year, up to $150. if they do anything with their cash at any point in time - buying netflix, stock purchase plan, or a huge dividend, the stock cost $50 in a heartbeat. but, if you look at the daily chart, i talked about it in my trading room, $419, it looked like it wasn't going to go lower - it broke it in a...
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way down for apple again. and then we have mcdonald's reporting a slight rise in profits and mcdonald's is down 2 bucks. below $100. and ge. a big name, profit as expected, ge is at $21 a share, and it's down 3%. and the dow is down 33. now then one suspects on the run, another one is dead. monica crowley is here, following terror and money, following a whole lot more for you after this. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. ow old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing th
way down for apple again. and then we have mcdonald's reporting a slight rise in profits and mcdonald's is down 2 bucks. below $100. and ge. a big name, profit as expected, ge is at $21 a share, and it's down 3%. and the dow is down 33. now then one suspects on the run, another one is dead. monica crowley is here, following terror and money, following a whole lot more for you after this. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the...
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and now there is apple. the stock below that key $400. >> america's most favorite stock continues to get sliced, lowering their price target on the stock. it will likely outgrow apple this year. let's get you caught up on where it stands. its lowest level in a . backyou. >> let's take a look at morgan stanley. it has been losing ground as well. right now it is trading at or near its lows of the trading session, down 3 and 3.75%. the investment banks saying that revenues fell 40% in the first quarter. a much sharper decline than goldman sachs or jp morgan simon? >> let's have a look at shares, the revenue overall. >> united health care is in negative territory. medical costs, upsetting enrollment fuelled revenue gains. they expect budget cuts to pressure performance. >> tiler is on vacation. let's take a look at the gun stocks. they have been moving higher. all failed to get the 60 votes needed. president obama reacted with disdain over the vote. >> this was a pretty shameful day for washington. but this effo
and now there is apple. the stock below that key $400. >> america's most favorite stock continues to get sliced, lowering their price target on the stock. it will likely outgrow apple this year. let's get you caught up on where it stands. its lowest level in a . backyou. >> let's take a look at morgan stanley. it has been losing ground as well. right now it is trading at or near its lows of the trading session, down 3 and 3.75%. the investment banks saying that revenues fell 40% in...
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you've been following apple for a long time. there is a lot to sink our teeth into here with apple. what do uuthink about this? because adam shapiro was painting a pretty rosy picture. i think the stock is jumping a lot on increase in the dividend, 15% we're looking at increase in the share buyback program, blowing it out to $100 billion. that was an incree of 50 billion. i don't, there is bad news in there too, right? >> sure. there was some bad news in that they are significantly lowering revenue and earnings guidance for the next quarter from what wall street had been expecting. melissa: right. >> that shouldn't please anybody. i think all of the increase is attributable to the increase in the cash they plan to return to shareholders. melissa: yeah. >> there is wonky point that adam didn't mention which is they mentioned in their earnings release they are going to take on debt although they haven't said yet how much and exactly how they're going to do that. this is very significant for apple watchers because steve jobs hated debt. and the fact that they're going to do this tells
you've been following apple for a long time. there is a lot to sink our teeth into here with apple. what do uuthink about this? because adam shapiro was painting a pretty rosy picture. i think the stock is jumping a lot on increase in the dividend, 15% we're looking at increase in the share buyback program, blowing it out to $100 billion. that was an incree of 50 billion. i don't, there is bad news in there too, right? >> sure. there was some bad news in that they are significantly...